Raoul Luca Giger (born 29 October 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Wisła Kraków.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raoul Luca Giger | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Aargau, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wisła Kraków | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | FC Gränichen | ||
| 2009–2015 | Aarau | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Team Aargau U21 | 49 | (4) |
| 2016–2022 | Aarau | 151 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Lausanne-Sport | 95 | (1) |
| 2025– | Wisła Kraków | 25 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:44, 26 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editGiger is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs FC Gränichen and Aarau.[2] He began his senior career with Aarau's reserves Aargau U21 in 2015. He debuted with the senior Aarau team in a 1–1 Challenge League tie with FC Zürich on 25 September 2016.[3] On 18 January 2018, he extended his contract until 2021.[4] On 21 January 2021, he extended his contract with Aarau until 2021 with an option to extend for 2 more seasons.[5] After more than 150 matches in the Challenge League, he transferred to Lausanne-Sport on 14 June 2022.[6] In his first season with Lausanne-Sport they achieved promotion to the Swiss Super League.[7]
On 12 August 2025, Giger transferred to the Polish I liga club Wisła Kraków on a contract until 2026 with an option to extend for another year.[8] On 24 March 2026, the option to extend was triggerred until 2027.[9]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ Guillemin, Tim (22 November 2024). "Football: Rencontre avec Raoul Giger, le latéral argovien du Lausanne-Sport". Blick.
- ↑ "Raoul Giger: Kontinuierlich auf dem Weg nach oben | FC Aarau". 26 April 2018.
- ↑ Fuss, Dean (18 November 2020). "Aarau-Debütant Raoul Giger: «Ein erster kleiner Traum ist wahr geworden»". Obwaldner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Neuer Drei-Jahres-Vertrag – Giger verlängert bis 2021 | FC Aarau". 18 January 2018.
- ↑ "Vertrag mit Raoul Giger bis 2022 verlängert | FC Aarau". 21 January 2021.
- ↑ Steinmann, Vincent (14 June 2022). "RAOUL GIGER EST LAUSANNOIS!".
- ↑ Wendel, Sebastian (12 August 2025). "Raoul Giger: Nach Aarau und Lausanne-Sport zieht es den Gränicher ins Ausland". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ Media, Wirtualna Polska. "Lider nie ma dość. Kolejne wzmocnienie Wisły Kraków". sportowefakty.wp.pl.
- ↑ Urbaniec, Damian (24 March 2026). "Raoul Giger to stay longer with R22". Wisła Kraków® Official Platform.
- ↑ Skowron, Grzegorz (11 May 2026). "Wisła Kraków mistrzem 1 ligi! Już wcześniej zapewniła sobie awans do ekstraklasy". krknews.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
External links
edit- Raoul Giger at Soccerway